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The popularity of GPS system Waze continues to grow among users like everyday commuters and ride-hailing drivers, and rightfully so. The navigation service remains one of the most efficient options available, providing constant real-time traffic updates as well as alternative traffic routes. Fortunately for Ford owners, the Detroit automaker is a fan too and is making the service instantly available through vehicles equipped with the Sync 3 infotainment system. Drivers can now connect their Waze-equipped Apple iPhone into the cars USB port and access the service via Ford Sync App Link. Waze is then projected onto the touchscreen display and ready to use. Ford’s integration of Waze includes instant software updates, including the recent one that allows for voice command control of the app. Other popular features include updates on HOV lanes and improved estimated arrival times. “Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for people to access the smartphone features, … [Read more...] about Newer Ford vehicles will get built-in Waze GPS app integrated with iOS smartphones

By now, you've probably seen the video. And if you haven't, well there it is above: Mike Hale's silver Ford Mustang being devoured by the ravenous Pele, Hawaii's volcano goddess, and her unstoppable crush of lava. Yet, if you look closely in that video, you'll see something else, specifically in the foreground that meets its fiery end. That would be the R2-D2 mailbox his daughter made for him one Christmas. "That had sentimental value," Hale said in an interview with WXChasing. "The Mustang, I do have other cars." Indeed, the Mustang was one of many cars Hale kept at his now-destroyed home in Leilani Estates for use in his small rental car business. With the help of friends, he managed to evacuate the rest of his inventory, but the Mustang's battery was dead, so it was at the bottom of a priority list that also included retrieving valuables from inside his home. You can read more about what it was like for Hale as he and his friends evacuated during the eruption at the Washington … [Read more...] about Owner of volcano-eaten Ford Mustang more worried about R2-D2 mailbox

It looks like Michigan Central Station, the long-abandoned, enormous train station that stands out as one of the most illustrative artifacts of Detroit’s decline, is going to have a new owner soon, according to reports: Ford. Over the weekend, Crain’s Detroit Business fleshed out a story that linked Ford to dozens of properties in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood, which sits just west of the city’s downtown core. The likelihood is that Ford’s interested in building a new campus in Detroit to bolster its recent announcement of a new hub in the neighborhood for its autonomous and electric vehicle teams. Crain’s pegged Ford in an earlier report as a possible suitor for the train station—a recently (and slightly) renovated facility that’s used today mostly as a backdrop for boring wedding photos—so the notion that Ford would be interested in developing around the enormous building would make sense. Apparently the only news outlet in … [Read more...] about It Looks Like Ford Is Going To Buy And Rehab Detroit’s Most Fabulous Ruin

Ford may be ditching almost all of its cars from the United States but that doesn’t mean it will steer away from affordable vehicles. Speaking to The Detroit News after its announcement that rocked the industry, Ford president of global markets Jim Farley said the company will always remain committed to selling entry-level vehicles. “Affordability is really always a part of our brand promise. The price point that’s affordable to most Americans is still important. Our ambition is to grow (our lineup) and hit all the price points. The only thing that’s changing is how they’re going to look,” Farley said. For those in the market for an affordable Ford, Farley made mention of the EcoSport SUV which starts at $19,995. While not expensive, that starting price is significantly more than the $14,205 commanded by a 2018 Fiesta and the $17,950 Focus. No announcement has been made about how much the Focus Active will cost, nor has the asking price of the baby … [Read more...] about Ford Remaining Committed To Affordable Vehicles

The facelifted third-generation Ford Focus was officially introduced in Malaysia on Thursday, and having covered the car’s specifications and trim in detail in our comprehensive launch report, it’s time to look at the performance aspects of the refreshed C346 Focus from a local perspective. To recap, three variant forms are on sale in Malaysia, the MCA (mid-cycle-action) Focus range now made up of two five-door hatchbacks (the entry-level Trend, essentially a mid-line unit, and the Sport+) and a sedan (the Titanium+). The Trend rolls in at RM118,888, while the Sport+ and the Titanium+ sedan go for RM139,888, As is the case with the rest of the APA region, the new Mk3 gets a new drivetrain and powertrain combo, in this case a turbocharged 1.5 litre EcoBoost engine and a six-speed torque converter automatic, which replaces the 2.0 litre normally-aspirated Duratec mill and six-speed DPS6 PowerShift dry dual-clutch transmission that equipped the pre-facelift. Following the … [Read more...] about DRIVEN: 2016 Ford Focus 1.5L EcoBoost

Southern California resident Karyn Lui-Silverberg, a second-grade teacher who's been teaching for 21 years, purchased a Toyota Mirai in May 2016. After nearly six months driving a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, she talked to us about the transition to hydrogen-powered motoring. The first time I heard about fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), it was about 20 years ago, and I thought, "They're never gonna do that. They can't do that." But then here we are. I've always been looking for a more eco-friendly car. I was driving a Prius before they were popular and have owned two. My husband read an article about the Toyota Mirai online, and when we saw it at the dealership, I thought, "This is a gorgeous car." The combination of the technology and the design hooked me right away. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below Hydrogen fuel just seemed like the future of cars. The battery-powered plug-ins seemed like a stepping-stone. Why the Mirai Made SenseIt just made sense: The battery electric … [Read more...] about What Life With a Hydrogen-Powered Car Is Really Like

After alerting drivers of nearly 3,000 2006 Ranger pickups last month, Ford Motor Company wants the owners of another 33,428 trucks to stop driving their vehicle, get out, and walk away.The vehicles involved in this latest “stop driving” order are, like the other crop, all presently under recall for a potentially deadly airbag defect, though recent tests show they could be especially dangerous in the event of an airbag deployment. Ford singled out the earlier group of vehicles after discovering a connection between two airbag-related deaths in the United States. The unstable Takata airbag inflators found in both vehicles, which detonated and sprayed both crash victims with metal shards, were assembled on the same day.These 33,428 Rangers could be equally dangerous, the company says.“After Ford took this action,” the automaker stated, referring to the earlier order, “the company continued its investigation and testing. Further inflator and propellant … [Read more...] about Ranger Danger: Ford Issues ‘Stop Driving’ Order for Another 33,000 Trucks

The moving assembly line, the $5 workday, a steadfast belief in mobility for the masses. These were the foundation of Henry Ford's epoch-making success as an automaker.But not the whole story.Ford Motor Co.'s true cornerstone — little-remembered and perhaps lost to history — is made of cut glass.Years before the first Model T rolled out of Ford's Piquette Avenue plant in Detroit, the formation of the nation's second-largest automaker hinged on a turn-of-the-century punch bowl etched in a classic strawberry, diamond and fan pattern.It's been missing since 1951. Buoyed by the good fortune of suddenly finding Steve McQueen's 1968 Mustang Bullitt, on display at the Detroit auto show, the Ford family would like America to check its attics and basements one more time."It really is a very important piece of the family's history," Edsel Ford II, who's holding on to the slim hope someone can still find it, told Automotive News last week.A young — and poor — Henry Ford … [Read more...] about Have you seen this punch bowl? Ford family still searching for this long-lost trophy

While the French do a healthy business in shrugs and even, when equipped, mustache twirls, they are for the most part an undemonstrative people. Yet the Ford GT’s abrupt transition to its Track mode—the car dropping two inches as hydraulic actuators compress its supplemental coil springs, the rear wing rising with an equal suddenness—is impressive enough to coax a collective sigh of appreciation from the group of Le Mans corner workers and other informed spectators watching as the car readies itself to head onto the famous circuit. Although we’ve brought the new GT back to the site of its most celebrated racing win, the 2016 class victory taken in its first entry to the 24-hour race, this is not an exploration of what the car is capable of on a track. Our photographic use of Le Mans’s short Bugatti circuit happens during a lunch break, and even though in France that equates to two hours, access is on the condition that we drive gently enough not to … [Read more...] about Ford GT Full Test: La Ford in La France!